TWO taxi drivers operating in Stratford district have had their licences revoked for speeding.

A 58-year-old from Southam failed to notify Stratford District Council of speeding convictions within the required time period.

Over a 10-month period, he had been convicted of three separate driving offences. They were all for exceeding the statutory speed limit on a public road and received nine points on his driving licence.

The driver also informed SDC of another speeding offence pending a hearing at Warwickshire Magistrate’s Court in September.

The second driver was a 75-year-old from Honeybourne. He was previously suspended for a 12 weeks in October 2023 for failing to inform the local authority of speeding offences. He has now been convicted of another offence, an SP50, which is also pending a hearing at Warwickshire Magistrate’s Court in August.

The Licensing Panel found the drivers were no longer considered to be fit and proper to hold a Dual Driver (Hackney Carriage and Private Hire) licence. The decision was made to revoke both licences.

‘Public safety is paramount’

Licensing panel chair Coun Lorraine Grocott said: “Public safety is of paramount importance when it comes to considering whether a driver is fit and proper to hold a licence.

“On this occasion, the standard that Stratford District Council expects of its licensed drivers fell below that which is expected from both of these drivers.”

The Licensing Panel meeting took place on June 12. Both drivers had 21 days to appeal this decision at the Magistrate’s Court. Neither decided to appeal.